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the obama administration has to cut its military budget because of financial difficulties now to some world news in brief in budapest thousands of protest against changes to hundreds constitution which were earlier approved by parliament the amendments include limiting the powers of the constitutional court which spot concern among human rights groups the new measures also tighten laws on the election campaigns family rights and homelessness critics have condemned the move as democratic but the premier has roundly rejected the accusations. streets and cities across the world are swimming in get this and leprechauns as millions celebrate some tricks day this year in all of the cultic st over forty international lower marks pyramids the sydney opera house will be lit in traditional patties green watches and parades are held every year and most of the world's capitals and major cities. two car bomb attacks have hit southern iraq killing up to ten people the all rich city of basra is really a target of violence and is considered one of the safer places in the volatile country it comes jus
the obama administration has to cut its military budget because of financial difficulties now to some world news in brief in budapest thousands of protest against changes to hundreds constitution which were earlier approved by parliament the amendments include limiting the powers of the constitutional court which spot concern among human rights groups the new measures also tighten laws on the election campaigns family rights and homelessness critics have condemned the move as democratic but the...
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transparency the obama administration has placed cyber security at the top of the agenda but there's a heated debate over how to tackle the issue while protecting citizens privacy when it comes to transparency the obama administration has vowed to be more open from the secret drone campaign to cracking down on whistleblowers some question just how transparent the administration is more of the developments on capitol hill today i'm joined by our producer andrea and our correspondent megan lopez welcome ladies so i did and i'm going to start off with you cyber security is becoming more of a priority these days what lawmakers target as the biggest cyber threats that face the u.s. today you know is it was really interesting listening today you know that we're also we're all very used to listening to lawmakers talk about the imminent cyber threat cyber nine eleven these sorts of things and it's always characterized as a threat from abroad and you know that talk was sort of discussed here in this hearing today but another interesting aspect that was mentioned was the growing threat of dome
transparency the obama administration has placed cyber security at the top of the agenda but there's a heated debate over how to tackle the issue while protecting citizens privacy when it comes to transparency the obama administration has vowed to be more open from the secret drone campaign to cracking down on whistleblowers some question just how transparent the administration is more of the developments on capitol hill today i'm joined by our producer andrea and our correspondent megan lopez...
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the obama administration has to cut its military budget because of financial difficulties. that's a brings up to date for the moment i'll be back with the news team in just half an hour from now is a question for you how do you think it's fair if you fend off a siberian train in minus forty wearing almost nothing at all well that happened to validate he managed to survive this chilling experience his story is up next. for some people the extreme cold is the chilling threat to life for women of this it's a cooling if you look you can see that the water in the rates in my body feels really warm now this is good for you. they plunge into icy water to make themselves stronger you can't get used to the cold it will but you can tolerate it.
the obama administration has to cut its military budget because of financial difficulties. that's a brings up to date for the moment i'll be back with the news team in just half an hour from now is a question for you how do you think it's fair if you fend off a siberian train in minus forty wearing almost nothing at all well that happened to validate he managed to survive this chilling experience his story is up next. for some people the extreme cold is the chilling threat to life for women of...
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the obama administration has to cut its military budget because of the financial difficulties stay with us for more on how the new faces of chinese leadership may change the global power balance both politically and economically more analysis on that throughout the day here on r.t. . russia says that any attempt by foreign governments to arm rebels in syria's conflict would be illegal the warning came as britain indicated it might be ready to bypass in the e.u. arms embargo on syria to help the opposition fighting the assad regime the bloody civil war is now approaching its second anniversary having claimed an estimated seventeen thousand lives as a number of deaths grows by the days so does foreign involvement as artie's marie if an ocean reports. the syrian uprising the last of the arab spring sprang up in march two thousand and eleven by august of that year when in another arab spring country in libya colonel gadhafi had lost defacto power it was already clear who was next in the firing line this morning president obama called on assad to step aside as if one key many others would so
the obama administration has to cut its military budget because of the financial difficulties stay with us for more on how the new faces of chinese leadership may change the global power balance both politically and economically more analysis on that throughout the day here on r.t. . russia says that any attempt by foreign governments to arm rebels in syria's conflict would be illegal the warning came as britain indicated it might be ready to bypass in the e.u. arms embargo on syria to help the...
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there are people in guantanamo bay right now that have been determined by the obama administration to be clear of any charges but they languish down there because we have policies of no transport to certain countries like yemen it's really an abominable you know humanitarian situation where you're depriving these people of life and liberty and for no really valid basis president obama in his first term within twenty four hours said you know i'm going to close guantanamo bay because this doesn't need to exist and yet we sit here how many years later and we talk about you know all of the the budget cuts and all the concerns in the millions and millions and millions of dollars that we're spending upon this facility the medical care the transportation of personnel to and from the upgrade of the facilities this is just nonsense a call it makes absolutely no sense and somebody needs to go down there make some decisions and clear their place out because it has no purpose other than babysitting a bunch of adult people that have been cleared of any wrongdoing and they just need to be you know
there are people in guantanamo bay right now that have been determined by the obama administration to be clear of any charges but they languish down there because we have policies of no transport to certain countries like yemen it's really an abominable you know humanitarian situation where you're depriving these people of life and liberty and for no really valid basis president obama in his first term within twenty four hours said you know i'm going to close guantanamo bay because this doesn't...
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administration although there are levels and levels of what you what governments do basically it is has been interested in seeing if there's a way out of this mess but in reality america is still in a white house decision last month may have ruled out arming the rebels an idea backed by the pentagon cia and state department but the country is doing little to stop others doing just that washington was silent when and other nato member turkey asked for the arms embargo to be lifted nor did protest when the arab league gave the go ahead for weapons supplies and more recently when the u.k. said it could veto the e.u.'s arms ban the us offered no objections everyone knows that the us if it were to tell saudi arabia or qatar or turkey or whoever of its friends there that they should stop it well everyone knows that the u.s. but he would prevail instead the u.s. has decided to watch from a safe distance when it played a crucial role in starting the americans can't fix this problem syrians have to fix this problem is genuinely surprising after telling years seventy thousand deaths a million
administration although there are levels and levels of what you what governments do basically it is has been interested in seeing if there's a way out of this mess but in reality america is still in a white house decision last month may have ruled out arming the rebels an idea backed by the pentagon cia and state department but the country is doing little to stop others doing just that washington was silent when and other nato member turkey asked for the arms embargo to be lifted nor did...
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was very interesting as you said the obama administration announced a pivot to asia last year and china of course is increasing its military spending greatly the majority of china's military spending increase i should say will be spent on domestic security i think that's very significant because a lot of the challenges that china faces right now are not international they're not in terms of foreign policy it's in terms of maintaining its ability to mystically with increasing number of protesters across the country so i think that's worth pointing out but yes i think you are seeing and some regions here in asia perhaps the competition for influence places like burma other places around the world and part of that is that i wouldn't say it's a competition yet military. but certainly i can honestly and to some extent in terms of ideology and ideas in terms of of how political system should be and liberalization there are a lot of competing ideas right now between the west and between asia and china specifically what does it appear that china's foreign policy goals will be we understand that
was very interesting as you said the obama administration announced a pivot to asia last year and china of course is increasing its military spending greatly the majority of china's military spending increase i should say will be spent on domestic security i think that's very significant because a lot of the challenges that china faces right now are not international they're not in terms of foreign policy it's in terms of maintaining its ability to mystically with increasing number of...
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the obama administration has to cut its military budget because of the mess that from men show difficulties. now a story worthy of a hollywood blockbuster a journalist was held hostage by bandits in syria demanding a fifteen million dollar ransom but managed to escape kept is on a question of says she had to cross fifteen kilometers a mountainous terrain on foot before finding shelter a latte shown thomas is here with me now to tell us more about it you've been following the story how did she end up being a hostage and how did she escaped the whole andrew certainly a hollywood blockbuster indeed first they say that she's been speaking to the press and it has been confirmed by the ukrainian foreign ministry that she is safe in damascus but this all started back in the city of holmes a stronghold of syrian rebel activity in the beginning of october syrian rebels reportedly with the free syrian army captured her said that she was pro bashar al assad and his regime and they threatened to kill her and demanded a ransom of fifty million u.s. dollars and in this time this began a one hundred fifty
the obama administration has to cut its military budget because of the mess that from men show difficulties. now a story worthy of a hollywood blockbuster a journalist was held hostage by bandits in syria demanding a fifteen million dollar ransom but managed to escape kept is on a question of says she had to cross fifteen kilometers a mountainous terrain on foot before finding shelter a latte shown thomas is here with me now to tell us more about it you've been following the story how did she...
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the obama administration has to cut its military budget because of domestic from mental difficulties. cyprus is working on a last minute deal to ease the pressure on small depositors he bought eleven on their savings the one of ten percent tonks was agreed upon a part of a bailout package from the eurozone finance ministers and the i.m.f. cypriots that the decision will shock and rated a.g.m. which ran dry with an hour's people's frustration calls the parliamentary vote on the deal to be delayed until monday and dr hadn't some relief from leading british think tank the british group believes there is little alternative for the on and state. they will have to try and make it go ahead because the really do desperately need the bailout money unless of course they do the alternative which is actually drop out of the euro and probably default at some point which will not necessarily be the worst thing that can happen but that doesn't seem to appeal to any of the governments in question i mean we've had this problem with greece and we've had this problem with other countries that is how it'
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the obama administration has to cut its military budget because of domestic financial difficulties ok thank you very much for your thoughts there professor chang we do have to leave it there superfecta joseph chang at the hong kong city university. rebelling and total meltdown at one time in my bag in a few minutes we report on the most hunger strike that's broken out at the infamous facility with prisoners apparently revolting over rampant abuse by go. wealthy british style holds. on to. the british. market why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy in cars a report on. the news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. giant corporations are old today. welcome back there has been another night of protest in brooklyn hundreds gathered on the streets to vent their anger for a sixteen year old black boy who was killed by police officers claim the teenager pointed a gun at them before they hit him is several rounds some are accusing the police of systematic racism while racial equality activist
the obama administration has to cut its military budget because of domestic financial difficulties ok thank you very much for your thoughts there professor chang we do have to leave it there superfecta joseph chang at the hong kong city university. rebelling and total meltdown at one time in my bag in a few minutes we report on the most hunger strike that's broken out at the infamous facility with prisoners apparently revolting over rampant abuse by go. wealthy british style holds. on to. the...
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the obama administration has to cut its military budget because of the financial difficulties we've got a lot more analysis on the chinese handover of power as well on our website our dot com here is what else is online few right now if you want to check it out get a moment justice saudi style we want you to read online about the new execution method used to carry out a sentence from seven gang members it's gory but if you want to read up on its own . i don't mind robot as drill below the surface of mars find they were say new evidence that life could have existed there had learned the weak of water again to get people to speak with a moving story can. also turn. next a story worthy of a hollywood blockbuster a journalist was held hostage by the mother of a fifty million dollar ransom but a skate eventually her captors and her question of a says that she had to cross fifteen kilometers of mountainous terrain on foot before finding shelter world sees sean thomas of the cross' story first short. this went on for six months she had the fear of death and had literally for six months a huge
the obama administration has to cut its military budget because of the financial difficulties we've got a lot more analysis on the chinese handover of power as well on our website our dot com here is what else is online few right now if you want to check it out get a moment justice saudi style we want you to read online about the new execution method used to carry out a sentence from seven gang members it's gory but if you want to read up on its own . i don't mind robot as drill below the...
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administrations and yet never released he had spent eleven years at one tunnel that gives some idea about the level of hopelessness cause. by indefinite detention so it's somewhat obvious that through this hunger strike they beep a nice want to make themselves heard and it's not easy or one of very few channels to congress this story there is a desire to kind of forget about one tunnel it's very much reflected in the mainstream media here and in the scarce we're porting that we have seen on the air in washington i'm going to check out one of the lawyers for the detainees eric one tavo says of the u.s. president as should on his long running pledge to shut down the obsolete and expensive facility there are people in guantanamo bay right now that have been determined by the obama administration to be clear of any charges but they languish down there because we have policies of no transport to certain countries like yemen it's really an abominable you know humanitarian situation where you're depriving these people of life and liberty and for no really valid basis president obama in his
administrations and yet never released he had spent eleven years at one tunnel that gives some idea about the level of hopelessness cause. by indefinite detention so it's somewhat obvious that through this hunger strike they beep a nice want to make themselves heard and it's not easy or one of very few channels to congress this story there is a desire to kind of forget about one tunnel it's very much reflected in the mainstream media here and in the scarce we're porting that we have seen on the...
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the obama administration has to cut its military budget because of financial difficulties and you for more analysis on the chinese handover of power on a website called body the two might want to check the stories and if you get a moment just to saudi star we don't lot about a new execution method used to carry out a sentence on seven members and unmanned robots still below the surface of the new evidence that life could have existed before the war a month. see the home. of another night of protest in brooklyn hundreds gathered on the streets they divert their anger of a sixteen year old black boy was killed by police officers claim the teenager pointed a gun at the before they hit him with several rounds some are accusing the police the systematic racism while racial equality act was called dick says authorities in america have got their priorities all wrong. the police whenever they murder or kill a black or latino youth it is always being justifiable homicide the witnesses tell a different story this happens again and again we should live in a society where those who are intrusted
the obama administration has to cut its military budget because of financial difficulties and you for more analysis on the chinese handover of power on a website called body the two might want to check the stories and if you get a moment just to saudi star we don't lot about a new execution method used to carry out a sentence on seven members and unmanned robots still below the surface of the new evidence that life could have existed before the war a month. see the home. of another night of...
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administration or the government anyway obviously was not motivated to the enemy to harm the u.s. he made that very clear he chose cables and videos that had no national security concerns and he released them so that we could have this conversation it's a disgrace every day that he is in jail. it is a disgrace to our military it's a disgrace to the promises the obama promised in two thousand they are to dot com or what you think about bradley manning's prosecution and testimony here is how the on line vote stacks up so far just over a half thing manning has become a scapegoat in the u.s. war on whistleblowers little more than a third call him a martyr for the cause of free speech seven percent think he's actually guilty of high treason in the same amount think he's simply a naive idealist what do you think log on to our tea dot com and let us know what you in your opinion. china's new leader officially taking the reins of power as beijing completes a long process of a once in a decade transition the world keeping a close eye on who will lead the rising global player with a new lea
administration or the government anyway obviously was not motivated to the enemy to harm the u.s. he made that very clear he chose cables and videos that had no national security concerns and he released them so that we could have this conversation it's a disgrace every day that he is in jail. it is a disgrace to our military it's a disgrace to the promises the obama promised in two thousand they are to dot com or what you think about bradley manning's prosecution and testimony here is how the...
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the obama administration has to cut its military budget because of financial difficulties now a story of a hollywood blockbuster a journalist was held hostage by bandits in syria demanding a fifteen million dollar ransom but managed to escape the captors and coaching of us says she had to cross fifteen kilometers of mountainous terrain on foot before finding shelter of all artes sean thomas says he's been following the story an incredible one that isn't it how she captured the well this is one to be told time and time again and of course as details come out i'm sure it's going to become even more impressive but the good news is that she is speaking to the press now and the ukrainian foreign ministry has confirmed that she is safe in damascus at this point she's made contact with the ukrainian embassy where this all started back in october two thousand and twelve when she was reporting from the city of homes and she was captured by syrian rebels reportedly with the free syrian army at that point they threatened to kill her they demanded a ransom as you mentioned. fifty million u.s. dol
the obama administration has to cut its military budget because of financial difficulties now a story of a hollywood blockbuster a journalist was held hostage by bandits in syria demanding a fifteen million dollar ransom but managed to escape the captors and coaching of us says she had to cross fifteen kilometers of mountainous terrain on foot before finding shelter of all artes sean thomas says he's been following the story an incredible one that isn't it how she captured the well this is one...
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the obama administration has to cut its military budget because of financial difficulties well online. for more analysis of the chinese handover of power on our website is what also is online for you as well tonight want to take a look at a new low for justice saudi style but we're reporting about a new execution method used to carry out a sentence on seven gang members so online and a man robot is still below the surface of mars finding new evidence to say now that life could be existed there the seed of a new find there every month still there you get up to speed r.t. dot com. yet another night of protest in brooklyn hundreds gathered on the streets to vent their anger after a sixteen year old black boy was killed by police officers claim a teenager pointed a gun at them before they hit him with several rounds some are accusing the police of systematic racism while racial equality act was called dix told us authorities in america got their priorities all wrong. the police whenever they murder or kill a black or latino youth it is always dean justifiable homicide the witnesses tell a
the obama administration has to cut its military budget because of financial difficulties well online. for more analysis of the chinese handover of power on our website is what also is online for you as well tonight want to take a look at a new low for justice saudi style but we're reporting about a new execution method used to carry out a sentence on seven gang members so online and a man robot is still below the surface of mars finding new evidence to say now that life could be existed there...
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administration or the government anyway obviously was not motivated the enemy to harm the u.s. he made that very clear even shows cables and videos had no national security concerns and he released them so that we could have this conversation it's a disgrace every day that he is in jail. it's a disgrace to our military it's strays to the promises the obama promised in two thousand and eight. dot com ross and what you think about bradley manning's prosecution and testimony here's how the online votes stacks up just over half think bradley manning has become a scapegoat in the u.s. war on whistleblowers little more than a third call him a martyr for the cause of free speech seven percent think he's actually guilty of high treason and the same around think he's a naive idealist in case you haven't cast your vote click over to our web site and let us know what you think. an increasing number of children being recruited by both the rebels and pro-government forces in the bloody conflict in syria this according to u.n. investigators and charity activists as the bloody crisis in syria
administration or the government anyway obviously was not motivated the enemy to harm the u.s. he made that very clear even shows cables and videos had no national security concerns and he released them so that we could have this conversation it's a disgrace every day that he is in jail. it's a disgrace to our military it's strays to the promises the obama promised in two thousand and eight. dot com ross and what you think about bradley manning's prosecution and testimony here's how the online...
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administration to be released because they never did anything wrong and back at one time the u.s. government admitted that ninety two percent of the people detained at guantanamo had nothing to do with al qaeda were not terrorists many were caught up in situations where they were in fact cases where they were sold the northern alliance in afghanistan for example and turned over to u.s. authorities your commentator mentioned in fact the ace of our on a duel that he. she mentioned that he might have committed suicide in fact there's been some question about that about the fact whether united died from being forcibly medicated one time as many of these inmates are he was a case in point he was but what i'm just also you've sought is a number of reasons why these people shouldn't be that you are a human rights lawyer has international oil being broken all the u.s. not have a right to detain these people because they are perceived as a threat to national and international security. they actually do not have a right to keep them because they themselves admitted again in at least eighty
administration to be released because they never did anything wrong and back at one time the u.s. government admitted that ninety two percent of the people detained at guantanamo had nothing to do with al qaeda were not terrorists many were caught up in situations where they were in fact cases where they were sold the northern alliance in afghanistan for example and turned over to u.s. authorities your commentator mentioned in fact the ace of our on a duel that he. she mentioned that he might...
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far more dramatically than has been done in the obama administration i mean we understood the branding issue that was going tunnel but we also understood we were at war i mean look on labor day weekend for your viewers that's the first weekend in september here in the united states and two thousand and six i moved fourteen prisoners from cia detention sites the so-called black sites to guantanamo i needed a place to put the guantanamo was a perfectly legal perfectly acceptable place recent polls are showing that only fifteen percent of selected muslim countries approve of president obama's foreign policy is that dangerous is that troubling and anyway it courses it's not a popularity poll i mean we're not out there to be loved something george w. bush said right was i mean draw a comparison of thirty nine years of military officer so i go back a long way i remember something called the cold war and i bet you many of your viewers remember it as well and during the cold war we actually talked about the close fight and the deep fight and here in the cold war the deep fight was largely illo
far more dramatically than has been done in the obama administration i mean we understood the branding issue that was going tunnel but we also understood we were at war i mean look on labor day weekend for your viewers that's the first weekend in september here in the united states and two thousand and six i moved fourteen prisoners from cia detention sites the so-called black sites to guantanamo i needed a place to put the guantanamo was a perfectly legal perfectly acceptable place recent...
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administration but also by the bush administration and they're going to be into definitely culture who goes along they don't know when they're going to see their families again or where they're going to go i think the fact that they don't know what's going to happen you know is it makes them gross and this is their only one form of protest they have this to go on and the fact is that when whoever open it can decided to open guantanamo knew from the get go and there was wrong that it was it was illegal mean it was a violation of human rights and the fact is it has to be closed the fact is will never bring him into a federal court system because a lot of information they have gotten as mindy to have been have gotten out of the use of torture so they can it's on a missile if the reports are still well we dropped the ball we have a system here and we have the opportunity to show the world that arse still and our way of life actually works but we dropped the ball in noonan and we've created more terrorists and enemies around the world than we could ever imagine. and also activist action cor
administration but also by the bush administration and they're going to be into definitely culture who goes along they don't know when they're going to see their families again or where they're going to go i think the fact that they don't know what's going to happen you know is it makes them gross and this is their only one form of protest they have this to go on and the fact is that when whoever open it can decided to open guantanamo knew from the get go and there was wrong that it was it was...
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administrations and yet never released he had spent eleven years at one tunnel that gives some idea about the level of hopelessness cause. by indefinite detention so it's somewhat obvious that through this hunger strike the detainees want to make themselves heard and it's not easy we're one of very few channels to congress this story there is a desire to kind of forget about guantanamo it's very much reflected in the mainstream media here and in the scarce where porting that we have seen on the show in washington i'm going to check and. let's not get some reaction and inside from psycho atalissa dr stephen isolde dr stephen these detainees have been on a hunger strike for more than five weeks now what is the what is it like a physical and mental mental condition that they in at this moment well. they. it's your reporters say that the hunger strike has major physical. effects which are starting to be felt there are reports from some of the attorneys that they say that after seven after about two weeks they cease to feel hunger so the motivation to start eating again is not very great
administrations and yet never released he had spent eleven years at one tunnel that gives some idea about the level of hopelessness cause. by indefinite detention so it's somewhat obvious that through this hunger strike the detainees want to make themselves heard and it's not easy we're one of very few channels to congress this story there is a desire to kind of forget about guantanamo it's very much reflected in the mainstream media here and in the scarce where porting that we have seen on the...
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the obama administration has to cut its military budget because of the financial difficulties and now to some world news in brief two car bomb attacks have hit the southern iraqi city of basra after ten people have been reported killed and many more injured in the explosions oil rich browser is rarely a target of violence and is considered a safer part of the volatile state iraq is fast approaching the tenth anniversary of the u.s. led invasion. french soldiers being killed in combat in northern mali five french servicemen have now lost their lives in paris led military campaign against islamist insurgents in the west african state is now into its third month french president said the campaign was fast approaching an end when joint forces took control of key cities at the beginning of february. and the streets in cities across the world are swimming in. millions celebrate st patrick's day this year in honor of the celtic saint over forty international landmarks from the pyramid to the sydney opera house will be traditional and paddy's green marches and parades are held every year and
the obama administration has to cut its military budget because of the financial difficulties and now to some world news in brief two car bomb attacks have hit the southern iraqi city of basra after ten people have been reported killed and many more injured in the explosions oil rich browser is rarely a target of violence and is considered a safer part of the volatile state iraq is fast approaching the tenth anniversary of the u.s. led invasion. french soldiers being killed in combat in...
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to clear up this terrible terrible mess that was left by the bush administration and it's now obama's prison it's very much a place where he's not doing anything about the people held there as i say the majority the majority of them who are supposed to be released who are still being held that's a terrible indictment the way that president obama is behaving and it seems to be down to the prisoners to make the world aware of the situation while on the likes of you investigative journalist the meter obviously paying attention to what's happening would perhaps not have any influence over obama after all he did promise to close it down back in two thousand and nine do you think this sort of international pressure will have an effect on his decision i hope so i mean what it needs to be backed up by is for you know for sustained reporting about this. and i would hope for for representatives of other governments to try and put pressure on the united states it's maybe the home countries of the people who are held in guantanamo need to stop putting what pressure on as it stands you know lawyer
to clear up this terrible terrible mess that was left by the bush administration and it's now obama's prison it's very much a place where he's not doing anything about the people held there as i say the majority the majority of them who are supposed to be released who are still being held that's a terrible indictment the way that president obama is behaving and it seems to be down to the prisoners to make the world aware of the situation while on the likes of you investigative journalist the...
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administrations and yet never released he had spent eleven years at one tunnel that gives some idea about the level of hopelessness cause. by indefinite detention so it's somewhat obvious that through this hunger strike the detainees want to make themselves heard and it's not easy we're one of very few channels for congress this story there is a desire to kind of forget about guantanamo it's very much reflected in the mainstream media here and in the scariest reporting that we have seen here in washington i'm going to check. and in just a few minutes we'll bring you a live interview with a former guantanamo detainee who claims he was tortured at the facility before being cleared of all accusations and released with an apology. on our web site of the moment want to know your opinion on the matter every voice counts at r.t. dot com where you can tell us when and if you think quantum obey will eventually close so far looking at the results on the screen we can see that it will always be open according to the majority because washington has no interest in shutting it down around a fifth
administrations and yet never released he had spent eleven years at one tunnel that gives some idea about the level of hopelessness cause. by indefinite detention so it's somewhat obvious that through this hunger strike the detainees want to make themselves heard and it's not easy we're one of very few channels for congress this story there is a desire to kind of forget about guantanamo it's very much reflected in the mainstream media here and in the scariest reporting that we have seen here in...
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administrations and yet never released he had spent eleven years at one tunnel that gives some idea about the level of hopelessness cause. by indefinite detention so it's somewhat obvious that through this hunger strike the detainees want to make themselves heard and it's not easy where one of very few channels to congress this story there is a desire to kind of forget about guantanamo it's very much reflected in the mainstream media here and in the scarce we're porting that we have seen on the air in washington i'm going to check on well human rights groups around the world to raising the alarm over the cruelty being inflicted at guantanamo but to mark mason he's an expert on depression he says the conditions get most detainees are being held in a little short of torture we are social animals very few of us run off to the mountains and live in a cave not at all to be facetious but each one of us has very important schuman interactions ranging from our family members to communities and now quite frankly with the internet we are should not put this is side is something trivial to me
administrations and yet never released he had spent eleven years at one tunnel that gives some idea about the level of hopelessness cause. by indefinite detention so it's somewhat obvious that through this hunger strike the detainees want to make themselves heard and it's not easy where one of very few channels to congress this story there is a desire to kind of forget about guantanamo it's very much reflected in the mainstream media here and in the scarce we're porting that we have seen on the...
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administration is considering switching the drone program a program from the cia to the pentagon which may give the media more transparency and we are going to leave it off there but for more of the stories we covered check out our you tube channel you tube dot com slash our to america and you can also had to our website r t v dot com slash usa our producers are working on stories we don't always have time to get to on the air and you can follow me on twitter.
administration is considering switching the drone program a program from the cia to the pentagon which may give the media more transparency and we are going to leave it off there but for more of the stories we covered check out our you tube channel you tube dot com slash our to america and you can also had to our website r t v dot com slash usa our producers are working on stories we don't always have time to get to on the air and you can follow me on twitter.
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based correspondent shannon sun says foreign policy is another hurdle the new leadership faces the obama administration announced a pivot to asia last year which means an increase in military spending on military military resources by the united states being focused in asia so that's very significant and china is really increasing its own military spending its developing its military they have appointed a couple of a few senior diplomats in charge of china's foreign affairs one person who's been the point person on japan for a long time another person is very familiar in dealing with the united states so how this will affect. leadership going forward particularly in terms of these territorial disputes china's been very assertive and sometimes even bellicose over the last year when talking about these territorial disputes and they seem to really want to show their strength in terms of talking about these issues it's just increasingly china has the military strength now to back up some of these more bellicose claims and territorial claims and these parts of asia. also i have three of the s
based correspondent shannon sun says foreign policy is another hurdle the new leadership faces the obama administration announced a pivot to asia last year which means an increase in military spending on military military resources by the united states being focused in asia so that's very significant and china is really increasing its own military spending its developing its military they have appointed a couple of a few senior diplomats in charge of china's foreign affairs one person who's...
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administrations and yet never released he had spent eleven years at one tunnel that gives some idea about the level of hopelessness cause. by indefinite detention so it's somewhat obvious that through this hunger strike the detainees want to make themselves heard and it's not easy we're one of very few channels that congress this story there is a desire to kind of forget about guantanamo it's very much reflected in the mainstream media here and in the scarce where porting that we have seen on the air in washington i'm going to check on human rights activists are some caray she said that a bomb is mounting for impression to shut down guantanamo before his time at the white house is up inside america basically because there is no real. public resentment of what is taking place there most of the pressure that's coming is internationally yes you have some groups so what he very hard to to highlight the issue and to make sure that it stays on the agenda but unfortunately for the boss of the church of america they're quite happy for these detainees to to continue to be detained without ch
administrations and yet never released he had spent eleven years at one tunnel that gives some idea about the level of hopelessness cause. by indefinite detention so it's somewhat obvious that through this hunger strike the detainees want to make themselves heard and it's not easy we're one of very few channels that congress this story there is a desire to kind of forget about guantanamo it's very much reflected in the mainstream media here and in the scarce where porting that we have seen on...
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was planning to keep the inmates behind bars without trial obama hasn't bothered to change the situation. you know these are still men who aren't held either as prisoners of war according to the geneva conventions always criminal suspects who are going to face a trial nearly all of the many groups out of more are effectively still enemy combattants the bush administration's plan was to hold people forever without ever having to justify objected lee why they were being held clearly the situation that we've had for some time. is that president obama can't really be bothered to overcome opposition in congress can't really be involved but to try and secure a decent legacy for him so by revisiting his failed promise to close the prison everyone's forgotten about. despite condemnation the detention camp at guantanamo has been open on operation for more than eleven years now on our web site r.t. dot com we're asking who you think is responsible for that so far the overwhelming majority eighty percent say it's the obama administration for not sticking to its pledge to shut down the facility eigh
was planning to keep the inmates behind bars without trial obama hasn't bothered to change the situation. you know these are still men who aren't held either as prisoners of war according to the geneva conventions always criminal suspects who are going to face a trial nearly all of the many groups out of more are effectively still enemy combattants the bush administration's plan was to hold people forever without ever having to justify objected lee why they were being held clearly the situation...